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Alan Noble

    Dr. O. Alan Noble est professeur adjoint d'anglais dont le travail plonge dans les profondeurs de la fiction américaine du XXe siècle. Ses recherches explorent les manifestations de la transcendance chez F. Scott Fitzgerald, Carson McCullers, J.D. Salinger et Cormac McCarthy, en s'appuyant sur les idées de Charles Taylor sur le sécularisme et le soi comme fondement théorique. L'écriture de Noble aborde fréquemment les questions complexes de la foi et de la culture dans la société contemporaine. Ses analyses littéraires sont incisives, offrant aux lecteurs une perspective nouvelle sur l'intersection des thèmes spirituels et séculiers dans la littérature.

    The Cardiovascular System
    On Getting Out of Bed
    The Absolutely Different, Not Entirely the Same, Completely Identical Twins, and the Big Rain.
    I Love You Daddy
    What if You Fly?
    You Are Not Your Own
    • You Are Not Your Own

      • 232pages
      • 9 heures de lecture
      4,4(1423)Évaluer

      Modern life tells us that it's up to us to forge our own identities and to make our lives significant. But the Christian gospel offers a strikingly different vision-one that reframes the way we understand ourselves, our families, our society, and God. Contrasting these two visions of life, Alan Noble invites us into a better understanding of who we are and to whom we belong.

      You Are Not Your Own
    • Watch as Young Solomon is faced with challenges and failure. Through the challenges he learns the greatest lesson of all. Self Confidence and a strong desire to try again and again.

      What if You Fly?
    • A Dad wants nothing more than for his daughter to be loved and respected. And a Dad teaches his daughter what that means through his actions and affections. In this wonderful addition to the Young Solomon Series we watch as a father shows his daughter tenderness, attention, and guidance. Through beautiful illustrations and a sweet and powerful ending we see the impact of a fathers love of his daughter. A must read for all Daddies and Daughters.

      I Love You Daddy
    • The story centers on the relationship between twin brothers Wyatt and Solomon as they navigate a challenging situation after a rainstorm leaves their toys muddy. Wyatt exemplifies confident thinking and takes the initiative to tackle the mess, while Solomon struggles with feelings of self-pity. Through Wyatt's guidance, Solomon learns the importance of positive thinking and the rewards of hard work, highlighting themes of resilience and brotherly support.

      The Absolutely Different, Not Entirely the Same, Completely Identical Twins, and the Big Rain.
    • On Getting Out of Bed

      • 120pages
      • 5 heures de lecture

      For most people, sorrow, anxiety, and mental illness are everyday experiences. The burden of living comes down to mundane choices that we each must make—like the daily choice to get out of bed. In this deeply personal essay, Alan Noble considers how carrying on amid great suffering is a powerful witness to the goodness of life, and of God.

      On Getting Out of Bed
    • The Cardiovascular System

      • 224pages
      • 8 heures de lecture

      A textbook on the cardiovascular system for medical students, offering an integrated coverage of the basic science and major diseases of the system.

      The Cardiovascular System